good overview : are we sure that the 11630 does exist: have not seen yet and also have no catalog evidence by hand.

any tag confirmation?

rgds
alex

ps: why are these watches so underestimated...such nice colors !

:
: The Skippers bear several similarities to the Seafarers: (a) they
: are colorful, (b) they are intended to be worn for boating,
: fishing or other water-related activities, and (c) saddest of
: all -- like the hermit crabs we see at the beach -- they never
: had shells (cases) of their own. You see, the poor Skipper had
: to find a home in the case of the 1960s Carrera, as well as a
: progression of Autavias (borrowing from the References 7763,
: 1563, 11630 and 11063. [Like the hermit crab, that must seek
: larger shells over the course of its life, the Skipper also
: moved to increasingly larger cases, as it grew over the years!!]

: But rather lament that the Skipper never had a case of its own, as
: we approach the Memorial Day weekend (in the United States) and
: the start of summer (anywhere in the northern hemisphere),
: let’s celebrate the Skipper!! I have dome some research,
: spoken with The Master, and used all this new information to
: reorganize the Skipper section of OnTheDash .

: My research shows that there were exactly seven executions of the
: Skipper, as follows:

:
: (1) our beloved SkippeRrera (case borrowed from 1960s Carrera)

:
: (2) Ref 7764 Skipper in “compressor” case (borrowed from
: Autavia Ref 7763)

:
: (3) first automatic Skipper, in low-profile case (borrowed from
: Autavia Ref 1563)

:
: (4) manual-wind Skipper in low-profile case (borrowed from Autavia
: Ref 73363)

:
: (5) higher-profile automatic Skipper, with blue dial and bezel
: (case borrowed from Autavia Ref 11630)

:
: (6) higher-profile automatic Skipper, with black dial and bezel
: (case borrowed from Autavia Ref 11630)

:
: (7) largest automatic Skipper, with black dial and bezel (case
: borrowed from Autavia 11063).

: Next project: put all this into the reference table for the
: Skipper.

: After that: we attack the first “hermit crab” of the Heuer
: world, the Seafarer . . . another nautical chronograph that was
: never lucky enough to have a case of its own.

: In the meanwhile: visit the vastly improved Skipper section of
: OnTheDash , and send or post any photos (or information) that
: you might like to contribute.

: Thanks to Laurent for the fantastic photos of the Ref 7764, which
: you can see here , as well as all our other contributors!!

: Here’s wishing everyone a great Memorial Day weekend and a
: fantastic summer.

: Jeff